collabo Flashcards
when did the Vichy regime get under way
at the end of the third republic 1940
how did Pétain initially get into power
was appointed vice president of the conseil
how did Pétain get so much support?
he embodies french honour and values, was a traditionalist
he had also helped to win the battle of verdun
What where some of petains strengths?
he had a neutral political past
no allegiance to any political parties
what did collaboration mean to Pétain?
he saw it as an opportunity to secure France’s security in the future
what did Petains ‘renovation’ involve?
the burial of France’s typical values and instead promoting a return to rural life with individualism being condemned
what were the youth camps called
the chantiers de juenesse where intellectualism was condemned- Lacombe embodied this perhaps
what was a myth that grew during french occupation?
that the the jews were conspiring to take over the world ‘le peril juif’
Vichy saw the introduction of video surveillance
who was the iconic figure of french resistance
Moulin
what was the milice
a group that was formed to help fight the french resistance
affiche rouge
the condemnation of 23 parisian based resistant workers
